confiscated

Example Sentences

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The appeals court had overturned a lower court ruling that four cruise lines had to pay millions of dollars in compensation for using the confiscated docks in Cuba.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

These suits do not seek compensation from Cubans but from those who “traffic in property which was confiscated by the Cuban government.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

In an effort to control his 19-year-old son, the father confiscated all of his hats.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

Their precious film hadn't been confiscated, but they were more than pleased once their plane out of Rwanda took off.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

These pamphlets were widely read by abolitionists in the North, but they were confiscated and burned in the South.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling